Canada is the 7th Most Happy Country In the World; the U.S. Ranks 18th ? Where Does Your Country Rank?

Lorimer Wilson on 2019-01-07 03:22:39.0

"…Today's chart uses data from the World Happiness Report 2018 to measure and understand which countries report feeling the most and least happy."

Prepared by Lorimer Wilson, editor of munKNEE.com - Your KEY To Making Money!

[Editor's Note: This version* of the original article by Jeff Desjardinshas been edited ([ ]), restructured and abridged (?) by 67% for a FASTER - and easier - read. Please note: This complete paragraph must be included in any re-posting to avoid copyright infringement.]

…The six key variables used by researchers in this report on global happiness include:

GDP per capita

Healthy life expectancy

Social support

Freedom of choice

Generosity

Perceptions of corruption

While average income and life expectancy definitely carry their weight in explaining happiness levels, what's more interesting are the Gallup World Poll (GWP) questions about the other, more subjective variables.

Social support?If you were in trouble, do you have relatives or friends you can count on to help you whenever you need them??

Freedom to make life choices?Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your freedom to choose what you do with your life??

Generosity?Have you donated money to a charity in the past month??

Perceptions of corruption?Is corruption widespread throughout the government or not???Is corruption widespread within businesses or not??…

…Where does your country rank?"

(*The author's views and conclusions are unaltered and no personal comments have been included to maintain the integrity of the original article. Furthermore, the views, conclusions and any recommendations offered in this article are not to be construed as an endorsement of such by the editor.)

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